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Florida students head back to class amid reports of more kids catching COVID-19

Tue, 2020-09-01 10:22 — mike kraft

Florida reopens most schools despite COVID-19 concerns Trump adviser calls school worries 'hysterical,' South Carolina breaks up monster pool bash, "friendly skies" get a bit friendlier to flyers. NBC News

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis met with the state's top educator and health official Monday morning at the state Capitol building in Tallahassee to discuss the return to schools.

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Looking to Reopen, Colleges Become Labs for Coronavirus Tests and Tracking Apps

Sun, 2020-08-30 14:03 — mike kraft

Thousands of students returning to the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York this month are being asked to wear masks in public, register their health status online each day and electronically log classroom visits for contact tracing if a coronavirus outbreak occurs. But the most novel effort at the school to measure and limit virus spread will require little effort and come quite naturally.

Students need only use the bathroom.

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Update: Virus Infections rise to more than 1,000 on University of Alabama campus

Sat, 2020-08-29 20:47 — mike kraft

Coronavirus update: Infections rise to more than 1,000 on University of Alabama campus The University of Alabama outbreak represents one of the largest coronavirus clusters reported at any academic institution since the start of the new school year. Derek Hawkins Washington Post

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Hundreds protest against exams in India as virus cases hit new peak

Sat, 2020-08-29 12:29 — mike kraft

Hundreds protest against exams in India as virus cases hit new peak Hundreds of masked protesters demonstrated in major Indian cities on Friday against a government plan to hold exams for millions of students during the coronavirus pandemic, as the daily tally of infections hit a record. Shilpa Jamkhandikar U.S.

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oronavirus Donald Trump Joe Biden Kamala Harris TheHill.com Florida confirmed 9K new COVID-19 cases among children within 15 days as schools reopen

Fri, 2020-08-28 23:30 — mike kraft

Florida confirmed 9K new COVID-19 cases among children within 15 days Florida confirmed almost 9,000 new COVID-19 cases among children within 15 days in August as schools reopen, according to state data released Tuesday. Justine Coleman TheHill

Florida confirmed almost 9,000 new COVID-19 cases among children within 15 days in August as schools reopen, according to state data released Tuesday.

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Florida: First positive COVID case traced on a Bay County school bus

Fri, 2020-08-28 12:00 — mike kraft

First positive COVID case traced on a Bay County school bus BAY COUNTY Fla. (WMBB) — Despite months of planning and preparation to combat COVID-19, Bay District Schools reported their first positive case Wednesday. That exposure has been traced back t… alexiatsiropoulos MyPanhandle.com | WMBB-TV

BAY COUNTY Fla. (WMBB) — Despite months of planning and preparation to combat COVID-19, Bay District Schools reported their first positive case Wednesday.

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Maine sleep-away camps prevented coronavirus spread among more than 1,000 people, CDC report finds

Thu, 2020-08-27 11:29 — mike kraft

Maine sleep-away camps prevented coronavirus spread among more than 1,000 people, CDC report finds Researchers say keeping campers and staff members in their own bubbles was key to identifying potential virus exposure and limiting spread. Lena H. Sun Washington Post

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Young people fueling recent spike of coronavirus in Americas, U.N. agency says

Tue, 2020-08-25 17:47 — mike kraft

Young people fueling recent spike of coronavirus in Americas, U.N. agency says Young people are driving the spread of the coronavirus in the Americas, the head of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said on Tuesday, noting that both deaths and caseloads have doubled in the region over the past six weeks. David Alire Garcia U.S.

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UK government health advisers say missing school is greater risk to kids than COVID

Sun, 2020-08-23 11:53 — mike kraft

UK government health advisers say missing school is greater risk to kids than COVID The chief medical officers of the United Kingdom have said children should return to school after the summer holidays, warning that missing out on their education posed much bigger risks to them than catching COVID-19. The rare joint statement from the top health advisers to the governments of England YahooNews

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NEW GUIDANCE: Teachers could stay in classroom if exposed to COVID-19

Thu, 2020-08-20 12:24 — mike kraft

Teachers could stay in classroom if exposed to COVID-19 ATLANTA (AP) — New guidance from President Donald Trump's administration that declares teachers to be “critical infrastructure workers” could give the green light to exempting teachers from... AP NEWS

ATLANTA (AP) — New guidance from President Donald Trump’s administration that declares teachers to be “critical infrastructure workers” could give the green light to exempting teachers from quarantine requirements after being exposed to COVID-19 and instead send them back into the classroom.

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